RE: Design of STL was RE: [GD-General] Eiffel

[Brian H. <bri...@py...>]

>     This may work well in smaller environments, but when you 
> have to work in larger teams having a standard that is well 
> documented is absolutely necessary.

So document your internal frameworks.  I'm not sure how this is any
different than the other internal frameworks a company with a large team
has internally developed.

> Do you want to teach new 
> hires your custom collections classes or do you simply look 
> for programmers with experience with STL?

I look to hire smart people.  Pre-existing knowledge of an API or
language is pretty much irrelevant.  As long as they're smart and
understand how to program, everything else is just a detail that should
be learned almost trivially quickly.  The only exception is when I'm
hiring someone for their specific domain knowledge (e.g. a porting
specialist).

> To me it's about 
> being more productive in order to make a better games...

Right, which is how this whole thread started =)

> building technology because you don't like underscores. =)  

No, it's building technology because you WANT to be productive, and the
pre-existing tools aren't conducive to that.

Brian